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Editorial Opinion
Coed Cars—But Where?
Women’s Student Government Association Senate
last night provided upperclass coeds with one of their
most sought after privileges . . . having cars on campus.
But it apparently failed to consider the consequences
this may bring.
We do not begrudge coeds possessing cars on campus.
However, the additional cars will merely expand the
existing problem of what to do with the cars already here.
In 1955 the University banned freshmen from driving
and possessing cars in the county. This year it tightened
regulations to further limit the number of cars on campus.
This underlying problem here is that there are just
too many cars. Permitting coeds to possess cars on campus
will just add to the number.
Practically all coeds live in residence halls. This would
mean that parking areas would be needed to accommodate
their cars. These areas would have to be on campus.
However, this is one of the objections to freshmen
with cars. They must live in residence halls and therefore
the cars must be parked in some campus lot.
WSGA Senate should reconsider its action and not
from the angle of coeds having an equal right as men to
have cars on campus. We grant that. But it must consider
the terrific parking problem already present.
Perhaps one solution would be to allow junior and
senior men and women to possess cars on campus, but
then ban sophomores from this privilege.
The future is almost bound to bring further restric
tions on cars. Is it worth relaxing restrictions now that
will only be tightened again in years to come?
Big Send-Off
University students, rained out last night in an effort
to give the Nittany Lion Gridders a big send-off prior to
tlie Army encounter, have a chance to prove their school
spirit this morning.
The Lions, led by coach Rip Engle, will embark for
their northern jaunt at 9:30 this morning from Recreation
Hall, Not since the Lions arrived home from the famous
victory over Ohio State two years ago have students
shown their interest in sending off or receiving a team back
from a big game.
The cheerleaders announced last night that they would
help send the team off this morning, but they need help.
Students, who don't have classes, can show their spirit by
cheering the team as they move from Nittany Lion Inn to
Recreation Hall at 9:15.
A similar reception should be accorded the Lions
when they return from West Point tomorrow evening.
Win or lose, they will have done their best and all of us
should be proud of them.
Step Toward Reality
The Women’s Student Government Association Senate
deserves a pat on the back for taking a realistic attitude
toward women’s regulations.
At long last, women students are allowed to use their
own discretion in dressing for meals and dates with the
elimination of rules of how?, where?, and what to do?.
This is a commendable step in treating coeds as the
adults that they are supposed to be, and letting them make
their own decisions. Many have been doing this for years
away from campus.
Recognition of the maturity of women students has
been lacking for many years and action has been needed
in the past. Here’s to a promising year of legislation for
the college woman and not the college baby.
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Letters
Coed Objects
To Reputation
Of University
TO THE EDITOR: The editorial
of the Louisiana State University
paper came at an opportune time.
Within the past few months I
have become terribly discour
aged with Penn State—its repu
tation, its academic standing, and
the students’ attitudes.
All of these, in one way or an
other, have been "shot down" di
rectly or indirectly by nOn-Penn
State students with whom I have
had an opportunity to speak of
late.
I wish someone could help me.
What do you reply when a non-
Penn Stater makes the statement
that “Penn State is a party school
and a country club?”
I usually reply that the pre
ceding is true for some but not
for all the students. .The plain and
frank truth is that Penn State is
a “country club” for the major
ity and a university for the minor
ity.
As alums, I wonder how long
we will have io wail before we
can' deny truthfully lhal Penn
Stale is not a "country club" but
a university with one main pur
pose—lhe academic.
Will we have to wait until the
state legislature provides more
money for professors’ salaries?
Will we have to wait until the ex
cellent suggestions of the 1959
Student Encampment are taken
out of a moth-filled file box? Will
we have to wait until the Uni
versity denies admission to evefy
“Tom, Dick and Harry” high
school graduate?
As for me, I’m impatient!
—A Senior Coed
Jr. Hits Policy
Of Infirmary
TO THE EDITOR: The Univer
sity administration refers to its
students as men and women, but
it seems that at least one of its
professional services disagrees
with this terminology. The refer
ence is to the Ritenour Health
Center, which treats these “men
and women” as if they were ju
veniles.
The health center forbids coed
visiting, the reason given is that
if this practice were permitted,
the students would act as if they
were on dates.
Such an attituaeis positively ri
diculous. When a person visits
someone who is sick enough or in
jured enough to be''hospitalized,
the last thing that enters his or
her mind is to do anything that
might upset the patient.
Yet the staff at the health cen
ter fears that coed visiting might
lead to immoral practices—de
spite the fact that there are oth
er patients, visitors and nurses
just a few feet away. How illog
ical can educated “adults" be?
It is time those directing the
health center revise their out
moded views and realize that the
persons with whom they are deal
ing are mature men and women
who are fully aware of the fact
that there is a time and place for
everything.
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ttle Man on Campus ww*
“ONg CONSOLATION AOONT TEACHING FRESHAAEN- WITH
ANY LUCK. YOU WONT HAVE THE SAME GROUP NEXT YEAR."
without malice
Merry Christmas
...Get Serious
This is a mad column. And I’m writing it, incidentally,
because I’m mad.
I was paying my weekly visit to the downtown busi
ness district yesterday afternoon when I stopped to get
a birthday card.
As I approached the counter where the birthday
cards usually are kept, I no
tice THEM there, gaily perched
in bright red and white colors
. . . CHRISTMAS CARDS,
My first re
action was
that of hor
ror; I had for
gotten to send
my gift list
to Santa. And
worse yet, I
hadn't even
bought a pres
ent for that
certain some
one .. . Moth
er. -
But coming to my senses, I
dug into my wallet for my
Charlie Weaver calendar and
reassured myself. It was still
October.
Then I thought back, re
membering last year how I
complained because Christmas
items were coming out on the
counters by the middle of No
vember.
Now let’s get serious, people.
Just what is the purpose of
•ftSNIF %
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9. 1959
by denny malick
Christmas? Why has this oeeit
a holiday during all these
years?
I would hope that most peo
ple observe Christmas as a ce
lebration of Christ's birth, I
realize it's pretty hard to tell
that now.
It certainly is good to think
of Christmas the year ’round,
but not from the idea of: Boy,
I bet I can make a lot of money
by putting these Christmas
cards out on Labor Day.
I guess this means we can
forget about Thanksgiving
since we’re concentrating on
Christmas promotion from the
beginning of October on.
It would take a powerful
force to hold off all the ad
vance promotion for Christmas
until the beginning of Decem
ber. Let's hope this force ap
pears someday.
I think starting these promo
tions around Thanksgiving is
a little off base. But it is just
plain sickening to begin in Oc
tober. But my word for you
who have started already is:
You are Sick! Sick Sick!
MALICE
LIKE ALL GOOD TEACHERS,
SHE HAS IN HER BEING-A
TOUCH Of THE SPURRED BY
THE DEDICATION OF HER CAIUNfI
FORGIVE ME FOR CRYING, BUT
THATS ONE OF THE MOST A*
SFEECHES iVE EVER HEW.--